EP1943382A4 - Horizontal-multi-needle quilting machine and method - Google Patents

Horizontal-multi-needle quilting machine and method

Info

Publication number: EP1943382A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: horizontal; quilting machine; needle quilting; needle; machine
Prior art date: 2005-09-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP06803304.2A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1943382A2 (en

EP1943382B1 (en

Inventor

James T Frazer

Jeff Kaetterhenry

Michael A James

Terrance L Myers

Richard Villacis

Roland Keller

David Brian Scott

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

L&P Property Management Co

Original Assignee

L&P Property Management Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-09-09

Filing date

2006-09-08

Publication date

2015-01-21

2006-09-08 Application filed by L&P Property Management Co filed Critical L&P Property Management Co

2008-07-16 Publication of EP1943382A2 publication Critical patent/EP1943382A2/en

2015-01-21 Publication of EP1943382A4 publication Critical patent/EP1943382A4/en

2018-04-04 Application granted granted Critical

2018-04-04 Publication of EP1943382B1 publication Critical patent/EP1943382B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2026-09-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05B—SEWING
- D05B11/00—Machines for sewing quilts or mattresses
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05B—SEWING
- D05B69/00—Driving-gear; Control devices
- D05B69/28—Applications of servo devices for tool-positioning purposes
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05B—SEWING
- D05B57/00—Loop takers, e.g. loopers
- D05B57/30—Driving-gear for loop takers
- D05B57/32—Driving-gear for loop takers in chain-stitch sewing machines
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05B—SEWING
- D05B65/00—Devices for severing the needle or lower thread

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Sewing Machines And Sewing (AREA)
Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)

EP06803304.2A 2005-09-09 2006-09-08 Horizontal-multi-needle quilting machine and method Active EP1943382B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US71542305P	2005-09-09	2005-09-09
US76247106P	2006-01-26	2006-01-26
US76317206P	2006-01-27	2006-01-27
PCT/US2006/035233 WO2007030809A2 (en)	2005-09-09	2006-09-08	Horizontal-multi-needle quilting machine and method

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1943382A2 EP1943382A2 (en)	2008-07-16
EP1943382A4 true EP1943382A4 (en)	2015-01-21
EP1943382B1 EP1943382B1 (en)	2018-04-04

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06803304.2A Active EP1943382B1 (en)	2005-09-09	2006-09-08	Horizontal-multi-needle quilting machine and method

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1943382B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP4944114B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2622004C (en)
TR (1)	TR201807133T4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2007030809A2 (en)

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- 2006-09-08 CA CA2622004A patent/CA2622004C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-09-08 WO PCT/US2006/035233 patent/WO2007030809A2/en active Application Filing
- 2006-09-08 EP EP06803304.2A patent/EP1943382B1/en active Active
- 2006-09-08 TR TR2018/07133T patent/TR201807133T4/en unknown
- 2006-09-08 JP JP2008530009A patent/JP4944114B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Publication date
JP2009507564A (en)	2009-02-26
WO2007030809A3 (en)	2008-09-25
EP1943382A2 (en)	2008-07-16
CA2622004C (en)	2012-11-13
WO2007030809A2 (en)	2007-03-15
CA2622004A1 (en)	2007-03-15
JP4944114B2 (en)	2012-05-30
EP1943382B1 (en)	2018-04-04
TR201807133T4 (en)	2018-06-21

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